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EPA: US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 1.4% in 2007

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the national greenhouse gas inventory, which finds that overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4% Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2007 were equivalent to 7,150 Tg of carbon dioxide. percent from 1990 to 2007. from the previous year.

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Per-Capita Gasoline Consumption in Pacific Northwest Fell 5% in 2008; Down 15% Since 1999

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Weekly gas sales in the Northwest states declined from 7.8 gallons in 2007. The 2008 fall in per-capita Northwest gas consumption was just the largest of these declines. Easing Off the Gas”. from the first quarter of 2007. 2009’s first quarter VMT was at the same level as 2004’s first quarter VMT.

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New Study Concludes Substantial Quantities of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land-Use Change in the Boreal Forests for Oil Sands Production Are Unreported

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The resulting analyses, maps and report give further insights into the growing impacts of oil sands development on Alberta’s and Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. Canada’s total emissions for 2007 were 747 megatonnes CO 2 eq from all sources and Canada’s Kyoto target is 558.4 megatonnes of CO 2 eq in 2004, 35.8 megatonnes.

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BP Announces Giant Oil Discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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The Tiber well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 35,055 feet (10,685 metres) making it one of the deepest wells ever drilled by the oil and gas industry. BP is the largest producer of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico with net production of more than 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Tags: Brief.

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WMO: Atmospheric Concentrations of Main Greenhouse Gases in 2008 Set New Highs

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Atmospheric levels of major greenhouse gases continue to increase, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2008 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. According to the NOAA Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), the total radiative forcing by all long-lived greenhouse gases has increased by 26.2% from 2007 to 2008.

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Updated Life Cycle Analysis of Soybean Production and Products Show Environmental Improvements

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This LCA project is based on US agricultural data for the 2001-2007 period. Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 Tags: Biodiesel Lifecycle analysis.

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Annual Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Halved in 2008; Decrease in Fossil Oil Consumption, Increase in Renewables Share

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In particular in the US, where gasoline prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008 compared to 2007 levels, oil consumption dropped 7% decrease. In China, oil consumption increased by 3% in 2008, according to BP data, which was down from 5% in 2007 and 8%, on average, since 2001. Emissions increased by 1.7% in 2008, against 3.3%

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